“My mission in life is to help pastors, churches and people to actually live their God-given potential.”

Born in Nashville, Tennessee, David received a BA from Vanderbilt University and a Doctor of Ministry from Lexington Theological Seminary (1974). He served six years as an associate in an inner-city church in St. Louis and then twenty years in Manchester, MO, as a Disciples of Christ pastor.

David left the local pastorate and began helping churches in his own business, Effective Ministries Coaching and Consulting in 2003, following two years at Lay Renewal Ministries in St. Louis. He received his certification as a Christian Leadership Coach from Valwood Coaching in March, 2005. He has helped develop the Pastoral Leadership

Development (PLD) and Healthy Church Initiative (HCI) in the Missouri Annual Conference and is part of a team that is taking the HCI to other Conferences interested in transformation and growing their churches.

David is very excited about the tremendous possibility of working with pastors and lay leaders through the innovative and very personal approach of Leadership4Transformation. He sees that our team has put together a very dynamic offering of tools and services that can be used by any church, pastor, or denomination. David has been coaching for 7 years and has over 2000 hours of coaching.

Living in St. Louis, Missouri, David is married to Bonnie and they have two grown children and two grandchildren in Kansas City. He enjoys playing golf and watching sports on TV.

You can learn more about Leadership for Transformation and David’s work at: www.L4T.org